Can Latinos Stomach Harris?
Plus: Possible deceptive editing from CBS, public transit discourse, Trump is not literally Hitler, and more...
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This New York Charter School Is Helping Low-Income Students. But the City Is Holding It Back.
Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.
Two Posts on Irish-American Politics and History, and its Lessons for Today
St. Patrick's Day is a good time to re-up my posts on what can be learned from the declining political significance of Irish-American identity, and whether Hispanics are following the same path of assimilation as the Irish did.
Patrick Ruffini: Why Blacks and Hispanics Are Turning to Trump
The Republican pollster argues that the "working class is concentrated in states that are more electorally significant to the outcome of the election."
My Forthcoming Article on "Empowering Hispanics to Vote With Their Feet"
It's part of the annual Frankel Lecture symposium in the Houston Law Review.
Are Hispanics Following the Path of the Irish?
Economic policy commentator Noah Smith compiles evidence that the today's Hispanics are following a similar path to that of Irish-Americans in earlier eras of American history.
Banning Criminal Background Checks Will Lead To More Housing Discrimination, Not Less
The best reforms would correct the real problems of overcriminalization and overincarceration, as well as removing all artificial barriers to building more homes.
Occupational Licensing Hurts the Vulnerable Without Helping the Public
Hispanics get slammed the hardest by licensing requirements that regulators can’t justify.
The Future of the Latino Vote, If There Is Such a Thing
An overreliance on identity politics may drive these voters away from the Democratic Party.
Would a Less-Nativist Republican Have Won in 2020?
If he had focused more on economic growth, Trump would have made even more headway with Hispanics
Hispanic Parents Want More Choices for School
School choice programs can help Hispanic families ease their fears about the coronavirus.
Survey: Only 2% of Hispanics Prefer the Politically Correct Term 'Latinx'
"Despite its usage by academics and cultural influencers, 98% of Latinos prefer other terms to describe their ethnicity."
Workplace Immigration Raids Prove America Is Still Land of Opportunity
ICE has already released 300 of 680 detainees, some on "humanitarian grounds."
Republicans Whip Up Pre-Midterm Fears With Lies About Invading Migrant Caravan: Reason Roundup
Plus: Trump condemns poor cover-up of Saudi journalist killing and Houston compromises on sex robots.
We Are in the Midst of the Third Bogus 'White Extinction' Panic in Just as Many Centuries
Anti-immigrant fearmongers of demographic doom proved wrong in the 19th and 20th centuries, and today's will be no different.
Inclusive vs. Exclusive Whiteness in Census Bureau Data
Projections of minority-majority U.S. population are based on outdated and arbitrary ethno-racial Census categories.
Why Worrying Over a Minority Majority America Is Dumb
Let's do away with any questions regarding a person's race or ethnicity in the 2020 Census.
Mexican Radio in Los Angeles Crashes—And Down With It Comes An Anti-Immigrant Fable
It's a story of assimilation and plain old consumer choice.
African Americans Are Eight Times More Likely to Be Victims of Homicide Than Whites, Says CDC
The murder rate fell from 9.8 per 100,000 residents in 1991 to 4.5 in 2014; it's estimated at 5.3 for 2016.
Death Rate for Young White Americans Is Rising Instead of Falling
An estimated 111,000 excess premature deaths occurred in white individuals between 1999 and 2014
Trump's Immigrant Bashing Isn't Winning the GOP White Voters
It's just losing it Latinos and minorities
Will Trump's Rumored Pivot on Mass Deportation Work?
He is trying to win over moderate whites, not Hispanic voters.
Ethnic Attrition: Third Generation Americans Ignore Census' Ethnic Pigeonholes
Trump voters who fear a white minority U.S. should just relax.
Donald Trump's Rise Shows That Immigrants Are Not the Big Threat to Limited Government
If Hispanic immigrants had backed a strongman, conservatives would have declared them a threat to freedom.
The Rise of Potentate Trump Shows That "Real" Americans Are the Big Threat to Limited Government
Can we quit blaming Hispanics for Big Government?
The Dying of the Poor White Americans
Rising white mortality is associated with increasing rates of opioid overdosing, suicides, and alchohol abuse.
#BernieBrosSoWhite? Real Gap in Sanders Support Not from Gender but Race, Ethnicity
Forget the supposed gender divide in Bernie Sanders support. The real divide over Sanders lies between white and non-white Democrats.
Mexicans for Trump? "It's a New Mundo."
Despite nativist positions, Trump pulls more Latinos than any of the other GOP candidates.
Mexican Libertarians Use Social Media to Build Movement of Millennial Activists
Mexico's Libertarian Party is taking cues from classically liberal counterparts in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Argentina.
Are Hispanic Immigrants America's Best Defense Against Tyranny?
They may be friends of the welfare state but they are enemies of the police state just as Madison intended.
Death Rate for Middle Aged U.S. Whites Anomalously Rising
Drugs, suicide, and liver disease responsible for 500,000 extra deaths since 1999.
Voter ID, Suppression Fail
If voter ID laws were created to suppress minority voting, they're actually not doing that.
Drop That Snack!
L.A.'s long war against working-class people eating tamales, tacos, Cheetos, and other tasty food
Hillary's Genius Amnesty Move
It'll prove the nemesis of Republicans if EmailGate doesn't derail her
With Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, Are Republicans Having a Latino Moment?
Q&A with "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano
Obama Is No BFF of Latino Immigrants or Civil Liberties
His Criminal Alien Removal Initiative is brutal and hypocritical.
Obama's Incompetence Might Doom his Immigration Executive Action
Asking the 5th Circuit Court to overturn last week's block might be too little too late
Should Obama Push Executive Action on Immigration After His Shellacking?
Yes, if he doesn't want 2016 to be an even bigger debacle
Rand Paul: Jeb Bush 'Might Have Been More Artful' When Discussing Immigration
Says "we can't invite the whole world."
